Coal mine disaster

Coal mine disaster

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A rescuer looks on as hundreds of emergency workers and medics are sent to rescue the surviving workers after a blast in a mine in Shizong county, southwest China's Yunan province. At least 20 workers were killed and another 23 were trapped underground during the mind accident, state media said, in the latest disaster to hit the country's vast mining industry.

A rescuer looks on as hundreds of emergency workers and medics are sent to rescue the surviving workers after a blast in a mine in Shizong county, southwest China's Yunan province. At least 20 workers were killed and another 23 were trapped underground during the mind accident, state media said, in the latest disaster to hit the country's vast mining industry. (Getty Images)

A rescuer looks on as hundreds of emergency workers and medics are sent to rescue the surviving workers after a blast in a mine in Shizong county, southwest China's Yunan province. At least 20 workers were killed and another 23 were trapped underground during the mind accident, state media said, in the latest disaster to hit the country's vast mining industry.